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From J.A. Hay to Jonathan B. Fuller
[page 1]
St[.] Joseph Mo[.]
Jan[.] 30th 1863
Brother J[.]B[.] Fuller[,]
You see by the heading of this my whereabouts. I arrived here on Saturday night last and found an interesting [revival?] going on in brother Doulins church[.] Brother Doulin has been labouring he tells me about five weeks and is nearly exhausted having had no help. The meetings are well attended and much good may yet be done could more help be had. Can you not come over and help him. I suggested that you be [paid?]. The community is very quiet politically and I see that the stars & stripes are unfolded in the church and was much gratified to hear brother Doulin mak an earnest prayer for our Government[.]
Now brother Fuller come if you possibly can. The Catholics have Father [Samrines?] carrying a meeting also[.]
My Kinds regards to your Father & Mother as also Sis[.]
Your brother in Christ[,]
J[.]A[.] Hay

This letter is from J.A. Hay, the uncle of President Lincoln's private secretary, to Rev. Jonathan B. Fuller, a pastor in Kansas City, Missouri. Hay writes from St. Joseph, Missouri on January 30, 1863 and asks Fuller to visit a church in that town. He tells Fuller that the pastor supports the Union and mentions that he was ""much gratified to hear brother Doulin make an earnest prayer for our Government.""

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From J.A. Hay to Jonathan B. Fuller
[page 1]
St[.] Joseph Mo[.]
Jan[.] 30th 1863
Brother J[.]B[.] Fuller[,]
You see by the heading of this my whereabouts. I arrived here on Saturday night last and found an interesting [revival?] going on in brother Doulins church[.] Brother Doulin has been labouring he tells me about five weeks and is nearly exhausted having had no help. The meetings are well attended and much good may yet be done could more help be had. Can you not come over and help him. I suggested that you be [paid?]. The community is very quiet politically and I see that the stars & stripes are unfolded in the church and was much gratified to hear brother Doulin mak an earnest prayer for our Government[.]
Now brother Fuller come if you possibly can. The Catholics have Father [Samrines?] carrying a meeting also[.]
My Kinds regards to your Father & Mother as also Sis[.]
Your brother in Christ[,]
J[.]A[.] Hay